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<oai_dc:dc xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd">
  <dc:contributor>Diane M. Debinski</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Robert W. Klaver</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>Kimberly E. Szcodronski</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2018</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Estimating occupancy patterns and identifying vegetation characteristics that influence the presence of butterfly species are essential approaches needed for determining how habitat changes may affect butterfly populations in the future. The montane butterfly species,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i class="EmphasisTypeItalic "&gt;Parnassius clodius&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;, was investigated to identify patterns of occupancy relating to habitat variables in Grand Teton National Park and Bridger-Teton National Forest, Wyoming, United States. A series of presence–absence surveys were conducted in 2013 in 41 mesic to xeric montane meadows that were considered suitable habitat for&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i class="EmphasisTypeItalic "&gt;P. clodius&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;during their flight season (June–July) to estimate occupancy (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i class="EmphasisTypeItalic "&gt;ψ&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;) and detection probability (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i class="EmphasisTypeItalic "&gt;p&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;). According to the null constant parameter model,&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i class="EmphasisTypeItalic "&gt;P. clodius&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;had high occupancy of&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i class="EmphasisTypeItalic "&gt;ψ&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt; = 0.78 ± 0.07 SE and detection probability of&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i class="EmphasisTypeItalic "&gt;p&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt; = 0.75 ± 0.04 SE. In models testing covariates, the most important habitat indicator for the occupancy of&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i class="EmphasisTypeItalic "&gt;P. clodius&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;was a strong negative association with big sagebrush (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i class="EmphasisTypeItalic "&gt;Artemisia tridentata&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i class="EmphasisTypeItalic "&gt;β&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;= − 21.39 ± 21.10 SE) and lupine (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i class="EmphasisTypeItalic "&gt;Lupinus&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;spp.;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i class="EmphasisTypeItalic "&gt;β&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt; = − 20.03 ± 21.24 SE). While&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i class="EmphasisTypeItalic "&gt;P. clodius&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;was found at a high proportion of meadows surveyed, the presence of&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i class="EmphasisTypeItalic "&gt;A. tridentata&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;may limit their distribution within montane meadows at a landscape scale because&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i class="EmphasisTypeItalic "&gt;A. tridentata&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;dominates a large percentage of the montane meadows in our study area. Future climate scenarios predicted for high elevations globally could cause habitat shifts and put populations of&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i class="EmphasisTypeItalic "&gt;P. clodius&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;and similar non-migratory butterfly populations at risk.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.1007/s10841-018-0060-1</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>Springer</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Occupancy modeling of Parnassius clodius butterfly populations in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming</dc:title>
  <dc:type>article</dc:type>
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